Director, Solutions Engineering

ProphetX•New York, NY

8h•Remote

About The Position

This role serves as the technical liaison between ProphetX and its technology partners, overseeing all integrations with B2B partners, FCMS, Broker Dealers, Clearing Firms, IBs, ISVs, market makers, liquidity partners, marketing affiliates, markets data clients, and any other technical integration into the exchange. The position involves running technical discovery calls, scoping integrations, managing API/FIX/exposure-feed discussions, and providing a consistent technical point of contact from evaluation through go-live. The current integration engineer will report to this role, consolidating the full partner-integration lifecycle under one owner. The role is divided into Client-Facing & Integration Delivery (60-70%) and Solutions Architecture & Technical Strategy (30-40%).

Requirements

10+ years in a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, or client-facing integration engineering role.
Direct experience at a traditional financial institution, exchange, broker-dealer, or trading venue (equities, futures, FX, or derivatives).
Comfortable reading/writing API docs, FIX specs, and webhook-based integrations.
Scripting ability (Python/JS) for test harnesses and demos.
Track record of owning the full client technical relationship.
Experience owning and growing API documentation through ReadMe, along with a supporting team underneath.
Working knowledge of CFTC regulatory structure (DCM/DCO obligations, reporting, market makers, FCMs & IBs, FIX engines).

Nice To Haves

Prior sports-betting, prediction-market, or gaming-industry exposure.
Security/compliance-adjacent background.
Experience standing up an SE function from scratch at an early-stage company.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technical, client-facing contact for prospective and onboarding partners, including demos, technical deep-dives, and RFP/security questionnaires.
Scope and own integration plans (API, FIX, webhooks, exposure and settlement feeds) from kickoff through go-live.
Troubleshoot integration issues in real time, escalating only what genuinely needs engineering time.
Flag regulatory/compliance touchpoints relevant to CFTC-regulated DCM operations during partner onboarding, in partnership with Legal/Compliance.
Translate partner requirements into technical specifications for Engineering, and translate platform constraints back into partner-friendly language.
Own the design decisions behind how integrations are architected for reusability across partners.
Maintain integration documentation, sandbox environments, and reusable onboarding playbooks.